Tougher Regulations at Federal Agencies
President-elect Barack Obama is signaling by a combination of words and deeds that his administration will toughen regulations at federal agencies that oversee consumer products, environmental policy and workplace safety and AFGE says it has placed 6 people on the transition team.
Posted: November 19, 2008 6:57 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Pushing the Federal Employee Union Agenda Under Obama
Federal employee unions are upfront about their "wish list" for changing their role and influence in the federal government. Having given money and support to candidate Obama, they see an opportunity to cash in their chips under a President Obama.
Posted: November 20, 2008 7:10 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
- Change in Government: Barack Obama's Letters to AFGE President John Gage
- Change in Government: Barack Obama's Letters to AFGE President John Gage: Part 2
- Federal Unions' Top Ten Goals for an Obama Presidency?
FBI Agent Killed
An FBI agent was shot and killed near Pittsburgh, PA while trying to serve a warrant.
Posted: November 19, 2008 8:36 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
One-Third of Federal Employees are Fully Engaged in Work
Employees who are fully engaged tend to work in offices that achieve better program results, call in sick less often and stay with their agencies longer according to a new report from the MSPB. The reports says that about 1/3 of federal employees are fully engaged in their work.
Posted: November 19, 2008 8:18 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Long Erosion of the Civil Service
A professor from NYU says that the last eight years have been "a horror to many federal employees" and cites a "long erosion of the federal service." Part of his solution is to call for commitment from federal employees.
Posted: November 19, 2008 7:11 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
- Change in Government: Barack Obama's Letters to AFGE President John Gage
- Change in Government: Barack Obama's Letters to AFGE President John Gage: Part 2
Planning for Retirement Means Managing Risk
The Internal Revenue Service has approved an increase in contribution limits to the TSP for 2009. An individual can contribute up $16,500. The catch-up contribution limit for employees ages 50 and older has increased by $500 to $5,500.
Posted: November 19, 2008 7:00 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Still Pushing the 4-Day Workweek
Congressman Steny Hoyer has not given up on a 4-day workweek for federal employees.
Posted: November 19, 2008 8:03 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
- Can Major Changes in Government Happen Quickly and Easily?
- OPM to Congressman Hoyer: Thanks for the (Unworkable) Idea
Successful Fraud Investigation by Several Agencies Working Together
A physician in the Washington, DC area has agreed to pay $5,000,000 and forfeit his Porsche as a result of a fraud investigation and has been sentenced to 37 months in prison. A former federal employee on disability and on parole for prior crimes agreed to work with investigators to uncover the fraud. The former fed has been sentenced to 57 months in prison as a result of illegal activities.
Posted: November 19, 2008 7:32 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Those Pesky Background Checks Can Lead to Removal
Can an employee fired during a probationary period successfully file an appeal with the MSPB if she is fired as a result of information uncovered during a background check? The MSPB said "no" and this case involving an IRS employee went to federal court.
Posted: November 18, 2008 7:12 AM | Full Story
- Background Investigation Finds "Issues" and Appeal Upholds Agency Action
- Lying About Government Credit Card Debt Leads to Removal
Wanted: Healthcare Workers!
As many current federal employees are contemplating retiring, some are planning on continuing to work but in a different field or for a different employer, perhaps on a part-time basis. One area in which there are likely to be shortages of workers is in health care.
Posted: November 18, 2008 6:59 AM | Full Story
